A leading Republican in the Arkansas Senate said his company terminated agreements with drug rehabilitation programs accused of using their clients as unpaid labor. According to an Associated Press release, top-ranked Republican Sen. Jim Hendren said his company, Hendren Plastics, has revoked contracts with the Drug and Alcohol Recovery Program following the filing of a
A New Jersey high school student forced to attend her prom in a wheelchair was awarded $1.2 million following a successful medical malpractice lawsuit. Samantha Alpert – now 22 – was once an all-star tennis player at Livingstone High School, according to NJ.com. After a biopsy on her leg went wrong, the woman suffered nerve
For victims of sexual assault, it takes a lot of courage to step forward and pursue justice. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for roadblocks to pop up, making it difficult for victims to get the justice they deserve. For example, recently a “sexual assault case was not prosecuted because either the Bend Police Department or St. Charles Bend lost key evidence that would have proved a woman was drugged before she was assaulted.” As a result, a lawsuit was filed on the woman’s behalf in Deschutes County Circuit Court.
Chin is Not Guilty of Murder, According to Jurors
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a former FedEx employee, Michael Merton, that was killed “two weeks ago while working at the company’s facility at Lubbock Preston Smith Airport.” The lawsuit itself was filed by the former employee’s daughters, who still have no answers explaining what happened to lead to their father’s untimely death.
McDonald’s Franchise Owners Settle Employee Compensation Lawsuit
A recall was issued yesterday for more than 63,000 Fisher-Price “motorized infant seats after receiving 36 reports of the product overheating and one report of a fire starting in the seat’s motor housing.” While there have been no injuries reported so far, Fisher-Price isn’t taking any chances, and decided to issue a “fast track” recall of the product, “meaning that the company is committed to working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to remove the recalled product as quickly as possible.”
911 Operator Must Pay $17.6 Million for Improperly Handling Call
The would-be terrorist now known as the “Underwear Bomber” is claiming that a federal prison in Colorado is violating his constitutional rights. In a lawsuit filed last week, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallah claimed to be the victim of discrimination and psychological abuse. The failed terrorist said facilities at Florence Supermax in Colorado were forcing him to
Many of us remember Paul Walker for his entertaining movies, especially the Fast and Furious franchise. Others, like his daughter, remember him in a different light – as a loving father who left this world too soon. The actor’s tragic death nearly four years ago shocked the world after he passed away in a car accident. He had been riding as a passenger in a “Porsche Carrera GT while his friend, Roger Rodas, was driving.” Shortly after his death, though, his daughter, Meadow Walker, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche, alleging that the “history of instability and control issues by the car, more specifically her father being trapped by a faulty seat belt, is what led Paul to burn alive.” Fortunately for Miss Walker, the lawsuit was settled on October 16th.